Open-File Report 2012-1137

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Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey Sea Floor Stress and Sediment Mobility Database contains estimates of bottom stress and sediment mobility for the U.S. continental shelf. This U.S. Geological Survey database provides information that is needed to characterize sea floor ecosystems and evaluate areas for human use. The estimates contained in the database are designed to spatially and seasonally resolve the general characteristics of bottom stress over the U.S. continental shelf and to estimate sea floor mobility by comparing critical stress thresholds based on observed sediment texture data to the modeled stress. This report describes the methods used to make the bottom stress and mobility estimates, statistics used to characterize stress and mobility, data validation procedures, and the metadata for each dataset and provides information on how to access the database online.

Additional publication details

Publication type:

Report

Publication Subtype:

USGS Numbered Series

Title:

Documentation of the U.S. Geological Survey Stress and Sediment Mobility Database

Series title:

Open-File Report

Series number:

2012-1137

Year Published:

2012

Language:

English

Publisher:

U.S. Geological Survey

Publisher location:

Reston, VA

Contributing office(s):

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Description:

iv, 9 p.

Online Only (Y/N):

Y

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